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Fingerpicking Banjo II
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music @ 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY
Get more technique to get that right hand solid! We will discuss any or all of the following, depending on what the class wants: playing backup, improvising breaks, playing up the neck, music theory, and melodic picking. Pre-requisites:This is not a class for someone who is new to the instrument.
Clawhammer Banjo II
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music @ 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY
The Clawhammer II class, old time banjo player and instructor Nick Throop continues where the introductory class left off. Prior completion of Clawhammer I or comparable past banjo experience recommended. The class learns more tunes to improve repertoire and begins to learn more advanced techniques. Students are encouraged to bring in a tune or song that they'd like to learn together. If you don't have a banjo, you can rent one from us! ...
Fingerstyle Guitar I
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music @ 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY
This is an introduction to playing Country Blues guitar where students will learn how to pick basic tunes in various keys and styles. Attention will be paid to the mechanics of using the thumb to play bass patterns and the fingers to pick melodies. The history of Country Blues guitar along with regional and stylistic differences will be discussed. Students need to only have a working knowledge of basic open chords to play. Please Note: Make up...
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Harmonica I & Repetoire
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music @ 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY
Learn the skills used in traditional folk and blues "harp" playing; hand positioning, breathing, bending, swells, sliding, playing chords, clean control of single notes, straight harp, and cross harp. We'll cover a range of southern vernacular styles including country, blues, gospel, folk, and old time music. Each week our goal will be to introduce a new set of skills, then will slowly go over and play a song that applies those skills. The emphasis...
Harmonica I
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music @ 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY
Learn the skills used in traditional folk and blues "harp" playing; hand positioning, breathing, bending, swells, sliding, playing chords, clean control of single notes, straight harp, and cross harp. We'll cover a range of southern vernacular styles including country, blues, gospel, folk, and old time music. Each week our goal will be to introduce a new set of skills, then will slowly go over and play a song that applies those skills. The emphasis...
Songwriting and Arranging - An Eight-Week Group Class
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music @ 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY
Looking for a creative accountability group? Interested in learning how to arrange your songs? Do you love singing in harmony? If you answered yes to any or all of these questions, join the Songwriting & Arranging class where we'll work on developing new original material, learn to sing and play beloved songs, and explore arranging originals or covers for solo or group performances. Open to singers, instrumentalists, or those who are both! ...
Bluegrass Harmony Singing 101
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music @ 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY
In this course, we will develop our Bluegrass vocal harmony skills with other singers in a welcoming and supportive environment. Singers will learn harmonies to their favorite choruses and duets throughout Bluegrass history and will develop the skills necessary to add harmonies to any song they hear. We’ll cover basic vocal techniques, warm-ups and exercises, as well as ear training and using a number system for note values. Using the number...
Intermediate Guitar
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music @ 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY
For people who know a handful of chords, but want to become more familiar with them by learning new songs and strumming patterns. Students are welcome to re-take Guitar II as many times as they want - When there are return students, each session will consist of at least 50% new material. Songs from different genres will be presented. The main chords covered will be E, A, D, G, C, Am, Em, Dm, E7, A7, D7, G7, B7 and F. If you know some of these chords...
Intermediate Banjo
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music @ 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY
Advancing on techniques taught in Banjo I, Banjo II is for players with an existing knowledge of chords, music, and the fundamentals of the right hand pattern and clawhammer technique. We will use tablature to play through popular folk songs as well as introduce students to techniques like sliding, hammer-ons/pull-offs, and drills to further each students ability. Some participants will be continuing on from Intermediate Banjo in the fall, but newcomers...
Intermediate Fiddle
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music @ 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY
Intermediate Fiddle is intended for anyone who has taken Fiddle 1 or had some introductory fiddle instruction. It is also an excellent entry point for anyone who has played violin in the past (even many years before). Topics will include 2-octave scales, basic fiddle rhythm, finding your own best bow grip, dynamics, drone strings and more. These concepts will be introduced through a series of traditional American fiddle tunes. Students can expect...
Intermediate Mandolin
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music @ 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY
Intermediate Mandolin is for someone with a basic grasp of the instrument but wants to dive deeper. We’ll cover more chord shapes, basic theory and how it applies to mandolin and look deeper into musical styles. Students should expect to be introduced to scales, arpeggios and how they fit into chords. By the end of four week you should be comfortable playing progressions in several keys and be ready to do some improvising. Some participants will...
Sunday Sing! Harmony and Technique for all Levels
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music @ 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY
Wouldn’t it be great to just get up every Sunday morning and SING? Well, here we go! The focus this particular session is AUTUMN INTO WINTER - HARMONIES FOR THE SEASON! As the weather gets colder and the songs get cozier, we'll sing songs that fit the mood: songs of travel, songs of change, songs of community, harvest, light, celebration, wistfulness. . .you name it! We'll start with a few country, old-time, and blues songs, and continue...
Harmony Singing with Val Mindel and Emily Miller
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music @ 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY
This will be harmony intensive, which means we'll roll along the basics and onto some of the harmony challenges one faces in singing duets and trios in American old-time, country and bluegrass music. Blend and buzz will be the theme of the afternoon. In addition, thanks to Emily's long expertise as lead singer with The Sweetback Sister, participants will look what's involved in putting across a lead in a honky-tonk song. Mostly, we'll sing non-stop!...
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Anthology of American Folk Music Vol. 4
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music @ 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY
In this class, we'll learn songs from Volume 4 of Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music (the follow-up to the original anthology that was planned by Harry Smith in 1952 but not released until 2000), including songs recorded between 1927 and 1940 by such artists as The Carter Family, The Memphis Jug Band, Lead Belly, The Monroe Brothers, and other greats. Open to guitarists who know the basic chords. We'll encounter other material...
Sing w/Your Ears: Harmony & Ear Training
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music @ 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY
This class will use a song-based approach to lead singers through the steps it takes to hear harmonies, understand chord-based harmonizing, and feel comfortable singing individual lines. We'll connect together the more theoretical side with a dive-in approach, where you will learn through doing! Each class will begin with fifteen minutes of ear training exercises, where you will learn to go up and down the major and minor scales, identify and repeat...
Travis Picking and Finger Style Guitar
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music @ 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY
This course takes guitar playing basics to the next level, as we explore “Travis picking” patterns, learn how to play alternate bass lines ("the "steady-bass" style), master new chord voicings, arpeggios and capo techniques that will spice up your playing. Participants will review and read tablature picking patterns, while exploring capo and arpeggio/fingerpicking techniques. The focus will be on learning and incorporating these techniques...
Beginning Harmony and Building Strength
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music @ 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY
In this class, we will explore the foundations of vocal harmony by learning polyphonic vocal music from a variety of traditions. Our repertoire will include songs from American folk traditions (including gospel, country and shapenote) as well as more contemporary English-language songs (the Beach Boys) and songs from other countries (including Georgia, Greece and Ukraine). While this class will be mostly singing, we will spend some time learning...
Songs of Joni & Judee
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music @ 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY
In this class, we will learn 8-10 songs by the incredible songwriters Joni Mitchell and Judee Sill, for guitar and voice. Intermediate guitar level preferred, meaning: ability to decipher guitar tablature (but not sight-read), and basic comfort with finger picking. We will focus on songs from Joni Mitchell’s Blue, and Judee Sills self-titled debut album. These songs are a great way to get inside these writers’ creative processes, and to unlock...
Ukulele Ensemble: Bluegrass and Country Edition
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music @ 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY
Ukulele Ensemble is for anyone who wants to take their ukulele game to the next level. We will take a deep dive into creating arrangements for ensemble play, with a focus on performance. This short session we will focus on Country and Bluegrass tunes. We will review jam etiquette and ways that ukulele can fit in with mixed instruments in bluegrass style jams. We will learn techniques for leading songs and supporting others while they lead. We will...
Advanced Harmony
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music @ 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY
This class is suited for singers who are comfortable singing one-on-a-part and would like a real challenge. With an emphasis on duet and trio repertoire, we'll dive into great repertoire from American genres including country, bluegrass, blues, and contemporary folk, and also mix in songs from around the world including Balkan duets, South African harmony styles, and other close-harmony traditions.We'll break into small groups from the get...
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